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Tuesday, January 21 –– LyNan and Dale Redman – Ngoble Bugle, the indigenous people of the Chiriqui region – Talk will focus on their culture and current problems they face regarding education, poverty, AIDS, etc

Moderator:Debe Emerson

Tuesday, January 28 – U.S. Embassy – Citizen Liaison Volunteers (formerly known as Wardens)- Denese Rodgers and George Chin will address current issues and have handouts available for US citizens.

Moderator: Joanie Feuerstein

Tuesday February 4 – Dr. Bill McGraw will speak about GMOs

What is a GMO anyway? Find out as Dr Bill gives a detailed and informative description which will set the record straight as he presents just the facts. We are on the verge of a great turning point in the history of genetic modification as for the first time in the United States and elsewhere, we will be consuming a GMO animal grown for food production....Salmon. Did you know that it happened for the first time just up the road at the Boquete trout farm? The idea of using a GMO for food actually has its origin way back in 1972. Dr Bill will cover all the important points along the way as well as the current perspectives.

Immigrants attracted to Panama by its ideal climate often reman naively unaware of its unique hidden hazards, many of which can be avoided by knowing the "warning signs" and making wise decisions. This talk focuses on hazards with a geological connection; volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, and mega-floods. In general, all of these can be mitigated by living on stable high ground with a sustainable, potable groundwater supply.

I will show you how to recognize the warning signs using visual examples (slides) from the Boquete area.

Moderator:Sheila Strunk

Tuesday, February 25 - Salvadores de Animales – (SALDEA) – Pet Adoption Service – A talk by members of the group: Diane Englerth, Dilia Luciani, Jeri Siegel and Mary Taft.This talk has been rescheduled from December.

Does fat make you fat? Are carbs good or bad? Is red meat unhealthy? Will salt give you high blood pressure? Is there any diet that actually works? Should I be taking vitamins? Dr. Harrison will discuss a dozen or so dietary controversies and examine both the evidence and the “fake news”.

Dr. Harrison is board certified in regenerative medicine and emergency medicine.His practice, Rejuvacare PC, is located in Port Angeles, Washington.

Tuesday, March 10 – Quantum Theory for the Layman – Mike Petersen – For more than 100 years, the world of the quantum has been portrayed as being totally weird and mysterious. Richard Feynman, who won a Nobel prize for his work in Quantum Mechanics in 1967, was quoted as saying, “If you think you understand quantum mechanics, then you don’t understand quantum mechanics.” Well, if a Nobel prize winner says that, what is the layman to do?Come to this talk, that’s what!The quantum world will be explained in terms you can understand , and without using mathematics.

Mike Petersen has a B.S. in mathematics and has loved science, especially cosmology and Quantum Mechanicsever since he can remember. He was a volunteer speaker at more than one planetarium covering topics like Relativity, the Big Bang and more.

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Tuesday, March 17 – Climate Change – Laura G. Daniel, QEP, CPEA

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Tuesday, March 24 – Mayor of Boquete, Joswar Alvarado

Moderator: Soraya Kendrick

Tuesday, March 31 – Boquete Health and Hospice- Being Prepared series

Moderator: Joanie Feuerstein

To suggest a speaker or topic for these meetings, please email talks@eventsboquete.org